"
"What are we to do?" asked Laura, and looked at her brother.
"I don't know," answered Dave. "One or two of us boys might walk back to
the ranch and tell the folks of what has happened."
"But it is such a distance, Dave!" cried Jessie. "And see how black the
sky is getting!" she added.
"It is quite a number of miles to the ranch house," said Belle. "You
would not be able to reach there until long after nightfall."
"I shouldn't mind that," answered Dave. "But what will the rest of you
do in the meantime? You can't stay out here in the open very well, with
that storm coming on."
"Dave, you're not going to the house alone," cried Laura. "I'll not
allow it. Supposing those horse-thieves should be watching you? They
might attack you, and rob you!"
"Yes, please don't think of going alone," pleaded Jessie, and her eyes
began to fill with tears.
"Dave is not going alone. I am going with him," declared Roger.
"No, I'll go," volunteered Phil. "You can stay with the girls."
"Well, both of you can't go," answered Dave, with a grim smile.
"Somebody has got to stay here,--in fact, I think it would be better
that both of you stay with the girls--in case I don't get back with help
by morning."
"Of course, if it wasn't for the loss of the horses we could all stay
here," said Belle.
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